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Language Spoken At Home in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 251,122 | 100% |
English only | 224,533 | 89.4% |
Language other than English | 26,589 | 10.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,371 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 12,256 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,310 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,158 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,248 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,695 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,194 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 1,480 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 619 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 267,891 | 100% |
American | 11,722 | 4.4% |
Arab | 1,350 | 0.5% |
Czech | 1,101 | 0.4% |
Danish | 232 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 5,646 | 2.1% |
English | 17,537 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 4,668 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 697 | 0.3% |
German | 81,505 | 30.4% |
Greek | 1,017 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 2,305 | 0.9% |
Irish | 31,328 | 11.7% |
Italian | 20,922 | 7.8% |
Lithuanian | 1,422 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 665 | 0.2% |
Polish | 9,278 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 303 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,593 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,554 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 3,290 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 2,246 | 0.8% |
Subsaharan African | 2,384 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 1,452 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 1,754 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 1,442 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 3,666 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,210 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 107,996 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 67,740 | 62.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,427 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 48,004 | 44.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,921 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,103 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,870 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 14,633 | 13.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,636 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 40,256 | 37.3% |
Householder living alone | 33,795 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 11,414 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,609 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 26,588 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 260,943 | 100% |
Householder | 107,996 | 41.4% |
Spouse | 48,037 | 18.4% |
Child | 75,774 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 14,656 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 14,480 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,824 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 103,777 | 100% |
Never married | 37,101 | 35.8% |
Now married, except separated | 51,493 | 49.6% |
Separated | 2,173 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 3,130 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 9,880 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 113,664 | 100% |
Never married | 35,091 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 50,798 | 44.7% |
Separated | 2,982 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 11,884 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 12,909 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,938 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,901 | 48.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,588 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,386 | 42.7% |
Less than 1 year | 567 | 10.1% |
1 or 2 years | 348 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 433 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 1,038 | 18.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,386 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,548 | 64.9% |
Who are married | 1,752 | 73.4% |
School Enrollment in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,107 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,021 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,811 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,382 | 40.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,630 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 16,263 | 25.0% |
Educational Attainment in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 183,216 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,021 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,655 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,002 | 36.0% |
Some college, no degree | 31,477 | 17.2% |
Associate's degree | 14,590 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 31,203 | 17.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,268 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.5% |
Veteran Status in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 205,525 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,028 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 263,972 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,363 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 61,856 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,073 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 166,431 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,340 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 35,685 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,950 | 33.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 264,571 | 100% |
Same house | 224,172 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 38,929 | 14.7% |
Same county | 24,913 | 9.4% |
Different county | 14,016 | 5.3% |
Same state | 9,301 | 3.5% |
Different state | 4,715 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 1,470 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 267,891 | 100% |
Native | 252,194 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 246,830 | 92.1% |
State of residence | 198,708 | 74.2% |
Different state | 48,122 | 18.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,364 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 15,697 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15,697 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,010 | 44.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,687 | 55.3% |
Year of Entry in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,061 | 100% |
Native | 5,364 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 222 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,142 | 95.9% |
Foreign born | 15,697 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 867 | 5.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,830 | 94.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dauphin County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15,697 | 100% |
Europe | 2,684 | 17.1% |
Asia | 6,580 | 41.9% |
Africa | 1,301 | 8.3% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 4,567 | 29.1% |
Northern America | 551 | 3.5% |